The article doesn’t do a good job of explaining what Walmart and Pepsi are actually accused of.

It’s not monopolistic for Walmart to try to use its buying power to keep its costs low. It’s not monopolistic for Pepsi to try to increase its prices.

Maybe it’s Pepsi getting Walmart to accept price increases by assuring them that their competitors got bigger price increases?

Lol schemed. The monopoly is the scheme, rising prices is just the symptom.

Maybe this is why dr pepper took the number two spot.